New mammal species: the olinguito

You may have heard by now, but a new species of mammal was announced yesterday by the Smithsonian. It is called the olinguito, or Bassaricyon neblina. It is related to raccoons and escaped scientists' notice for a long time because everyone thought it was just another olingo, a small mammal native to Central and South America. But no, the museum specimens were misidentified, and it turns out it is not an olingo. It also happens to be extremely cute. 

UPDATE: the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a meme surrounding the olingo. http://nmnh.tumblr.com/